Accused molester dies after suicide attempt in Cambridge jail

John Burbine, a convicted sex offender awaiting tried for child molesting, died Friday after hanging himself at the Cambridge jail.

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By Marc FilippinoCambridge@wickedlocal.com

The Patriot Ledger, Quincy, MA

By Marc FilippinoCambridge@wickedlocal.com

Posted Mar. 8, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 8, 2014 at 9:20 AM

By Marc FilippinoCambridge@wickedlocal.com

Posted Mar. 8, 2014 at 12:01 AM
Updated Mar 8, 2014 at 9:20 AM

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Suspected child rapist John Burbine died on Friday after hanging himself in his cell at the Middlesex jail.

According to a statement from the Middlesex Sheriff's Office, an officer conducting a routine check at the Cambridge jail around 8 a.m. witnessed Burbine, 50, in "need of medical attention."

Cambridge paramedics were notified at roughly 8:30 a.m. and Burbine was transported to a nearby hospital.

Burbine's attorney, William Barabino, said he had been notified that Burbine may have attempted suicide using a bedsheet.

In 2013, Burbine was indicted by a Middlesex Grand Jury on 13 counts of child rape and more than 100 counts of sexual assault.

According to authorities, Burbine had access to the boys and girls he assaulted through his wife's childcare and tutoring business, Waterfall Education Center, based out of an office at 7 Lincoln St. in Wakefield. The alleged assaults occurred from 2010 through 2012.

As is standard with all detainee deaths, an internal investigation has commenced, according to the Middlesex Sheriff's Office, and this matter has been referred to State Police assigned to the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office.